Gunless is a perfect example of why the government shouldn't fund arts; it is tired, predictable Canadiana based on a few false premises and panders unbelievably to political correctness and therefore government money and leftist pundit approval.

Canadian firearm ownership up until recently exceeded American firearm ownership. As for lawlessness being American and bad and a relic of the 19th century, we in Canada in the year 2010 don't bother even charging white collar criminals and many people here think it is wrong to punish for crimes. Our capital, Ottawa, was arguably the most lawless and most violent town in North America for many years largely because it didn't even have a police force (see Shiner Wars). When the police did arrest somebody the mob often broke them out of jail. It is doubtful there was ever a more lawless town east of the Mississippi in 19th century America.

Ahistorical grant grubbing crap aiming to nurture the unearned smugness of the Canadian left is about as attractive as that tacky, tacky, tacky chav Burberry pattern tie Justin is wearing, which is to say not very much.

One could describe Avatar as "tired, predictable… based on a few false premises and panders unbelievably to political correctness and… leftist pundit approval" so the government and the free market seem to agree quite well on what a successful movie is.

Agreed, it's just that Canadian government funded "art" has that extra layer of Canadiana kitsch. See Doug Coupland's War of 1812 sculpture: while not directly funded by the government, he's got his nose in the snout.

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